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 ====== Edward A. Jones ======
-The Reverend Edward A. Jones was one of the first Black college graduates in the United States and one of the first recipients of an [[honorary_degrees|honorary degree]] from Trinity College, then known as [[washington_college|Washington College]].
+The Reverend Edward A. Jones was the first Black person to receive a degree from Trinity College, then known as [[washington_college|Washington College]], and one of the first Black college graduates in the United States. He was also one of the first recipients of an [[honorary_degrees|honorary degree]] from Trinity.
 Jones was the son of a freedman from Charleston, South Carolina. With the help of his father, who was a hotel keeper and caterer, Jones enrolled in Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1822. Graduating from Amherst College on August 23, 1826, he was among the first Black Americans to receive a college degree.
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 Jones went on to become a missionary in Liberia and worked among the village congregations for a short time
-before being appointed as the Principal of Fourth Bay College in Sierra Leone in January 1841. During his time as principal, Jones was very involved in improving the school, often taking trips to England to raise money, and enlisting a reputable curriculum on mathematics, languages, and theology.
+before being appointed as the principal of Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone in January 1841. During his time as principal, Jones was very involved in improving the school, often taking trips to England to raise money, and enlisting a reputable curriculum on mathematics, languages, and theology.
 Later on, Jones moved to Freetown to serve as a minister to one of the parish churches in the town. During this time, he also worked as the accountant and secretary of the Sierra Leone Mission. He was married twice and fathered two children during his lifetime. He was considered an extremely intelligent man and was well-liked by all whom he encountered.
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 Reverend Edward Jones, Biographical Files - Honorary Degree Recipient, Trinity College Archives, Watkinson Library.
-"Edward Jones: First American Negro College Graduate?" 11/04/1961 by Hugh Hawkins, pp. 375-376.
+"Edward Jones: First American Negro College Graduate?" (11/04/1961) by Hugh Hawkins, pp. 375-376.